Syracuse Defeats Penn State in Overtime

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.—The Orange finished
strong to come from behind and defeat Penn State (2-9-1, 0-4-0
CHA), 4-3 in overtime on Sunday afternoon at Pegula Ice Arena.
Syracuse (6-4-0, 2-0-0 CHA) scored two goals in the third period to
force overtime and netted the game winning goal 1:27 into the extra
period to stay perfect in conference play.

SU took a season-high 55 shots on net including 21 in the second
period. PSU had only 23 shots on target including just four in the
second period and none in overtime.

SU scored one power play goal on six opportunities and killed
five of the Orange's six penalties.

Despite outshooting the Nittany Lions in both the first and
second period, Penn State was able to take a 2-0 lead early in the
game. PSU notched its first score with 3:28 left in the first
period and came out strong in the second to go up 2-0 with 14:57 to
go in the period.

Syracuse was able to cut the deficit before going into the
second intermission when Akane Hosoyamada notched a power play goal
with 0:49 left in the second period. Caitlin Roach and Jessica
Sibley both assisted on the play.

SU came out shooting in the third period and tied the game at
2-2 off a Nicole Ferrara goal 3:37 into the third stanza.Margot
Scharfe started the play and was credited with an assist. Penn
State wouldn't go down without a fight and regained the lead three
and a half minutes later, scoring on the power play.

SU wouldn't settle for a loss, however and sophomore Danielle
Leslie scored the first goal of her career to tie it at 3-3 and
force overtime. Ferrara and Scharfe, who both had two points on the
day, assisted on the score. Freshman Jessica Sibleyscored her first
career game-winning goal 1:27 into overtime to lift Syracuse past
Penn State. The goal was her fourth of the season which is tied for
the most on the team. Heather Schwarz and Melissa Piacentini were
credited with assists on the goal.

SU plays again next weekend at Mercyhurst on Friday, Nov. 15 at
7 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 16 at 2 p.m.

Courtesy Syracuse Athletic Communications

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State women's
hockey looked to come away with its first win over Syracuse in
program history, but fell 4-3 in overtime on Sunday afternoon at
Pegula Ice Arena. The Nittany Lions had leads of 2-0 and 3-2,
however, the Orange eked out the victory.

Penn State (2-9-1, 0-4-0) started strong with a goal 3:28 left
in the first period off a Kendra Rasmussen (Sartell, Minn.)
deflection of aMadison Smiddy (Grand Rapids, Mich.) blast from the
point. Jill Holdcroft (Pennsylvania Furnace, Pa.) won a faceoff
deep in the Syracuse zone and pitched it back to Smiddy who
one-timed the shot toward the net. The goal was Rasmussen's first
of the season, while Smiddy and Holdcroft marked their first
assists of the year.

Five minutes into the second period, Penn State doubled the lead
as an opportunistic Taylor Gross (Colorado Springs, Colo.) swept a
loose puck home amidst a scramble in front of the net. The goal was
the fourth of the season by Gross.

Syracuse (6-4-0, 2-0-0 CHA) responded just 49 seconds from the
end of the second period on a power play goal by Akane Hosoyamada,
who cashed in on a rebound of Caitlin Roach's shot from the point.
Three-and-a-half minutes into the third period, the Orange tied the
game on a Nicole Ferrara unassisted effort.

Penn State answered to take the lead again as Amy Petersen
(Minnetonka, Minn.) wristed in her first collegiate goal seven
minutes into the period. Hannah Hoenshell (Plano, Texas) entered
the zone down the left wing and found a streaking Petersen who beat
one defender before shooting. The helper was Hoenshell's fifth of
the season.

The Orange pressed down the stretch to force overtime,
equalizing on a Danielle Leslie shot from the slot that floated by
Celine Whitlinger (Garden Grove, Calif.) with 6:06 remaining in the
period. Whitlinger saved 51 shots on Sunday to keep the Nittany
Lions in position to win including stopping the first 34 shots of
the game.

Just 1:27 into overtime, Jessica Sibley knocked home the
game-winner to complete the comeback for the Orange as they
improved to 6-0-0 all-time against Penn State. Three of the last
four contests have been decided by a single goal. The leads for
Penn State were the first for the Lions in series history, while
the three goals were the most in a single game against the
Orange.

Syracuse held a 55-23 edge in shots and both teams went 1-for-6
on the power play.

Penn State continues CHA play with a two-game road set at RIT
Friday (7 p.m.) and Saturday (3 p.m.).